The Entrepreneur's Guide to Business Law

by Bagley, Constance E.; Dauchy, Craig E.

• ISBN13: 9780538466462
• ISBN10: 0538466464
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-01-24
• Publisher: South-Western College/West

Summary

The updated 4th Edition of The Entrepreneur's Guide to Business Law takes you through the various stages of starting a business--from start-up and growth to an initial public offering--while highlighting the legal preparations and pitfalls that go along with them.

Bagley has the ability to provide just the right amount of background information and to take the reader through the steps in the formation of a new company. He goes into great detail about all aspects of Business Law. Packed with practical strategies for managing legal issues , this textbook presents the essentials on leaving your job, competing with a former employer, contract law, and bankruptcy, as well as on the most current issues like clean energy, e-commerce, and the effects of the recent recession on entrepreneurship.

Table of Contents

Taking the Plunge

Leaving Your Employer

Selecting and Working with an Attorney

Deciding Whether to Incorporate

Structuring the Ownership

Forming and Working with the Board

Raising Money & Securities Regulation

Marshaling Human Resources

Contracts and Leases

E-Commerce and Sales of Goods and Services

Operational Liabilities & Insurance

Creditor's Rights and Bankruptcy

Venture Capital

Intellectual Property and Cyberlaw

Going Global

Buying and Selling a Business

Going Public

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